Legal Opinion
Eiland v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided July 1, 1980No. 36066PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hill, Justice.
Eiland appeals his conviction and life sentence for the murder of Roosevelt Torrence.
The evidence showed that on the evening of May 26,1979, at about 8 or 8:15 p.m. Melvin Simmons, a friend and houseguest of the defendant, got into a fight with Anthony Carey outside a bar in Atlanta. Around 8:30 p.m. Melvin Simmons and the defendant entered the bar. Simmons pointed out Roosevelt Torrence at the back of the room, apparently believing him to be Carey. The defendant went to Torrence and killed him with a single shot from a handgun.
Witness Lafayette Hackett testified that he saw a…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Moore v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by22 opinions
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